National Republican., 1887-03-11
they are now TO prove by their acts the
effectiveness OF their reasoning.

they are now TO prove by their acts the
Effectiveness Of their reasoning.
At. Louis Globe Democrat: The balloon
service In the last Franco-German war was
very defective, but It did an immense
amount OF valuable work. The chief diff
Guilty was that as the balloons could not be
steered, they occasionally floated over, and
finally came within range Of the enemy's
guns. The German balloon corps profess
to have got over the difficulty, and new
steering balloon has Just been successfully
tried. 1t weighs forty-three tons, and Is
propelled and guided by two steam engines
Of fifty horse power each. For reconnoit-
ering purposes the new aerial machine will
be Invaluable, II It only acts as well in
practice as when on trial.
Richmond, Va, Dispatch: What a sin
gulsr man Mr.. Cleveland is. Who can
fathom his mind and reveal the reasons
which induce him to do go many unac-
countable thingsp Why should he ever
have selected negro to be recorder OF
deeds for the District of Columbia Why
refusal Of the Senate to consent to the ap-
pointment9 Why did he appoint second
negro to the same important Officer 1t is
surmised In come quarters that the Presi-
dent has set trap for the Republicans.
But we fear that he has set one for him
self. There will not be one negro vote cast
for the Democratic ticket in Virginia next
fall because Mr.. Cleveland has selected
negro for an Office which ought to be held
by awhitc man.
New York World: The discomfort of labor
was danger signal In the last presidential
canvass. 1t nearly lost the Democratic
party the state OF New York and the cleo
ton. The GS,O00 votes cast against the
candidate Of the united Democracy in this
city for mayor last fall were but one iudl-
cation among many that the discomfort is
not growing less. What has been done
during the first half Of the Presidents term
to diminish this dangerous divisionP II
one plunderiDg ring had been broken, one
great iniquity exposed, one grasping cor
| poration compelled to deal justly With the
government, or some strong action against
| corruption performed or earnest word
| spoken to show the sympathy of the admin
| istration with the common people and indi.
| cate Its purpose TO redeem the pledges OF
| the party, the situation would be much
| improved. AS 1t Is, between the inaction
| Of the President and the inability OF the
| House the Democratic party has gained
| little from Its first two years OF power eX-
| cept what comes from the demonstration
| that 1t has not done the bad things pre-
| dicted OF it, aud that 1t does not make a
very great difference to the republic which
party has control Of the government.
| Alexandria Gazette: AS the rascals have
not been turned out, as no reduction has
been made in the duty on the Iecessarles OF
life, as the tax on tobacco has not been re-
moved, as the coinage Of silver dollars still
continues, and as various other beneficial
objects that it was hoped would have been
effected by the success of the Democrat:
at the last presidential election have failed
1t strikes many wise southern Democrat,
that II would have been as well for the
south II that success had been postpone1
until 1888, rs It has not only failed TO &C
complish the hoped for Objects but has ap-
pareptly produced an unfortunate rcvoln-
tion In the character Of southern Democratic
leaders, who, while in the minority, wert
bold and outspoken defenders of the right
but who now, from those who are member
Of the Cabinet down to.the most insigoili
cant members Of Congress, either speal
with bated breath of, or else openly ap
prove, the words aud acts OF the ad
ministratiun, which they must know are
feel are iDjurious-nay, utterly dsastrou
to the party. Before 1881 their constitu
ents, In whom no such remarkable revolu
tion has taken place, loved and admiret
them. But 1t is vastly different now.